Down two games in the World Series and you would think the panic button is about to be hit in Texas for tonight’s game three. I don’t think it is. One thing that people forget is that a series dosen’t start until a home team losses a game. Then it becomes a series. All Texas has to do plain and simple is win out at home this weekend. Just get this series back to San Francisco and see what can happen.

I have been surprised this series, mostly with the Giants offense. Credit to them, the Giants have been the better team in the first two games scoring a combined 19 runs in the process and making the Rangers number one and two pitchers scratching their heads. Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain have overmatched the Rangers hitters and its been pretty damn impressive. One thing that you can’t forget is that this Rangers team could be a powderkeg ready to go off anytime, even in game three tonight.

There are not alot of positives to be talking about right now if your the Texas Rangers. Your ace got lit up in game one, your bats have calmed by the rough waters of the Bay, you have been outmanaged, and your have been out pitched in the first two games. What more can you say. Maybe some home cookin’ will be needed for the Rangers to get back into this series. Either way, tonight is vital, the Rangers need to win plain and simple, no looking back. Going down 3-0 in a series would almost assuredly end it. Win tonight and you are right back in it.

Either way I still don’t think this series is close to being over. It needs some drama and I think it will come that way in game 3. The Rangers need a Texas sized comeback to get back into this World Series, they have the chance to do so being at home for the next three games.

GAME 3 PREVIEW

GAME 3 @ Rangers Ballpark 6:30pm EST

PROBABLES: SAN FRAN Jonathan Sanchez @ TEX Colby Lewis

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2 Comments

In response to “Shifting The Series to Texas”

I’m the biggest Giant fan around—my columns tell as much—and I’m telling you and the world that this series WON’T be over until a team has 4 wins. 2002 was very humbling to us orange and blackites—Game 6 was “over”, then it wasn’t.

Look, we know we have an advantage right now, but Texas didn’t get to the World Series by finding a golden ticket on a candy bar. They got here cuz they’re every bit as good as us—better in some areas, deficient in others.

I guarantee you Bochy is drilling a similar message to the players. If we do lose to Texas in Texas, it WON’T be because Texas was taken lightly. It’ll be because Texas is a capable World Series team.

Agreed but I’ll offer you four elements of the decline of the 2010 Texas Rangers and the seeming charmed existence of the San Francisco Giants:
1. Barrage of runs in Game One is Rangers style of play, not the Giants and the Giants won. Giants have scored more runs in 2 World Series games than all of NLCS combined
2. Bullpen meltdown in Game 2 take a very close game to a 9-0 blowout with 6 walks, unearned runs
3. SF has beaten Texas’ #1 and #2 starters meaning Rangers must win with #3 and #4 starters and then hope Giants haven’t solved #1 and #2.
4. Giants need only win 2 of 5 games at worst while Texas now has to win 3 of the next 4 just to tie it and force Game 7 – which would be back in SF